Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered
Middle areaThe north west of the East Hertfordshire. 8,233 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 98 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 171 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 92 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (171), anti-social behaviour (92) and other crime (63).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered alone. See East Hertfordshire
Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered in brief
The median price paid for a home in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered was £575,000 in 2025.
Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered had 8,115 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered, 48.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.